KCET2022MathematicsProbability
Find the mean number of heads in three tosses of a fair coin.
Options
- A1.5
- B4.5
- C2.5
- D3.5
Correct answer
A. 1.5
Step-by-step solution
Given three coins are tossed. Therefore, sample space, S= T T T, T T H, T H T, H T T, H H T , HTH, THH, HHHH n(S)=8 Let X represents 'number of heads' X=0,1,2 or 3 . Probability distribution of X is aligned Required mean & = X_i P_i & =0 ( 1 8 )+1 ( 3 8 )+2 ( 3 8 )+3 ( 1 8 ) & =0+ 3 8 + 6 8 + 3 8 = 12 8 =1.5 aligned